A Life of Resistance : Ada Prospero Marchesini Gobetti (1902-1968) /

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"By the time Turin was liberated in April 1945, writer, translator, teacher, and women's rights activist Ada Gobetti had been fighting fascism for almost twenty-five years. This biography, the first in English or Italian, frames her wartime activism in the Resistenza as a chapter in a life...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Alano, Jomarie (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Rochester, NY : University of Rochester Press, 2016.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Gobetti, Ada, > 1902-1968.
Government, Resistance to > Italy > History > 20th century.
World War, 1939-1945 > Underground movements > Italy.
Guerrillas > Italy > Biography.
Women guerrillas > Italy > Biography.
Intellectuals > Italy > Biography.
Women intellectuals > Italy > Biography.
Political activists > Italy > Biography.
Women political activists > Italy > Biography.
Italy > Politics and government > 20th century.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Chronology
  • Early years (1902-1918)
  • New life (1918-1920)
  • The path of resistance (1920-1926)
  • Resisting alone (1926-1939)
  • Antifascism for children (1939-1940)
  • War (1940-1943)
  • The Resistenza (1943-1945)
  • Postwar politics (1945-1947)
  • Women's rights, human rights (1947-1961)
  • Educating resisters (1947-1968)
  • Conclusion: The legacy of resistance
  • Glossary.

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